I remember from some articles I read a while back that the purpose for the labeling and potential banning of conflict minerals from the Congo and nearby regions was to prevent militia groups from invading the local mines there to basically take over and exploit human power for money. The purchasing of these conflict…

@rotaryfan: I was referring to what drew9 had stated: "the things that cause an energy crisis are politics, not physics." I should have used better diction. My apologies!

What happened to that Tata Nano that was supposed to be released in the US for like 1k or something?

I think the FCC should consider saying that it's 4Mbps attained download speed, not advertised. Honestly, I was advertised 7 Mbps, with boosts up to 22Mbps. I think my max speed is around 3Mbps down, with the connection dying every other day for some reason or other for hours on end, and going in and out every few…

@El Scorcho: Nope. I wish it did, but nope.

@drew9: Greater demand does not make your supply just make itself. When I say supply, I'm talking about the raw availability on the planet. Sure, politics does get in the way of everything, but you don't have an unlimited supply of raw materials. If we did, why would anyone have to worry about "running out" of things?

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@Hello Mister Walrus: I know they do record some statistical data like that, but I remember reading before that the stuff that goes on in the cockpit is also recorded.

@CaptnStarbring: It's not like supply is a device that you build on. It's a consumable, a one-time use thing, making it much harder to simply step up.

@PeterQC: Good point. Although for some odd reason, the name "iFamily" gives me goosebumps.

@pixelsnader: Mechanics and resources should go hand in hand through. To use your resources properly, you need to utilize the right mechanics. Otherwise, you'll just be wasting resources, rendering your plane incapable of continuous flight.

@krispyfresh: Hmm, I just noticed that. I thought 3G was referring to the generation, and 3GS was the second version of the 3rd gen. iPhone (kinda like Win98SE). I thought the 4th gen one was called 4G as well.

@jiggpig: Good. I Googled "quad core" and I found that picture myself, so I was just confused... o_O

@Nitemancometh: I'm fine about it in 3-4 years, but for the things running on modern phones, even a 1GHz single core processor is too much.

@PeterQC: I'm not worries about heat and battery life. I'm just annoyed that we'd be paying more for the line of text that says there are four cores.

@comrade_leviathan: Kinda useless if he doesn't have an iPhone 4G...

Isn't that a quad core in the picture? o_O

It looks like a blue microscope.

@joseph11: What if isitup.org is down?!?!? :P

@I'm@work,shhhhh.: Honestly, something like that would be a radical redesign. What they're rolling out right now just feels like absolute BS.